Original Photo adapted from Hansueli Kramer / CC BY
Original Photo adapted from Hansueli Kramer / CC BY
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PA14: Test Evaluation
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Emotional ratings of 160 Chinese words City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; munyinho@cityu.edu.hkmunyinho@cityu.edu.hk
There is currently no validated list of Chinese emotional words for research, despite the fact that Chinese is one of the most widely used languages in the world. This study will present the results of valence, threat, and arousal ratings of 160 Chinese words among 160 adolescents with ages between 12 and 17 in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Valence ratings showed that there were 25 positive (15.6%), 90 neutral (56.3%), and 45 (28.1%) negative words on the list, and their valence classifications were identical to their corresponding English words according to other studies. Twenty words (12.5%) were categorized as high arousal and 15 words (9.4%) as high threat. This study identified eight words with high threat, arousal, and negative valence. They were: annoyed, assault, beating, cancer, dying, horror, suffocate, and surgery. Bi-directional relationships of the three emotional dimensions were consistent with previous studies. In essence, a U-shape relationship was obtained between valence and arousal whereas linear relationships were obtained for other bi-dimensional relationships in the expected directions. Good split-half Inter-Class Correlations were obtained for the three emotional dimensions: valence (.98), arousal (.84), and threat (.96). The word list should be a useful tool to facilitate cross-cultural cognitive research.
Polish adaptation of Fatigue Assessment Scale Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland; joanna.urbanska@amu.edu.pljoanna.urbanska@amu.edu.pl
The purpose of the present study was to adapt the Fatigue Assesment Scale (FAS; Michielsen at al. 2004) for use in Poland, on the basis of theoretical principles of classical test theory as well as general requirements for adaptation (ERA/APA/NCME, 1999/2007). FAS was translated into Polish using direct and reverse translation. The study included 454 respondents (295 females, 159 males; ages from 24 to 85, M= 60) from different socio-economic groups. In general the Polish version of FAS demonstrated good reliability ratings (the Cronbach's alpha for the total scale was .86). Results show that psychometric properties of the Polish version are similar to the original version. Exploratory factor analysis showed that FAS is a homogeneous scale. Good psychometric properties allow for the conclusion that the Polish version of FAS is a suitable instrument for the assessment of the chronical fatigue at adults. Moreover, some intresting significant correlations between FAS and other scales (for example: Everyday-life Fatigue Questionnaire, Urbańska 2010; WHOQOL-Bref, Jaracz 2001) were obtained.
Stroop Color-Word Interference Test: Normative data for the Latin American adult population 1University of Deusto, Spain; 2Universidad del Norte, Colombia; 3Universidad Antonio Nariño, Colombia; 4Universidad Surcolombiana, Colombia; 5Universidad San Buenaventura, Colombia; 6Universidad Javeriana, Colombia; 7Universidad Autonoma de Manizales, Colombia; 8Virginia Commonwealth University, USA; 9IKERBASQUE. Basque Foundation for Science, Spain; dfriverac@deusto.esdfriverac@deusto.es
The objective of this study was to generate the first and most comprehensive demographic-adjusted norms for the Stroop Color-Word Interference Test in Latin-American adult population. The sample consisted of 4856 healthy adult participants from 10 countries in Latin-American representing the demographic distribution of the population. Inclusion criteria were to have a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of≥23, have a Patient Health Questionnaire–9 (depression) score of≤4, and have a Barthel Index of≥90. 61.1% were women, the average age was 53.8±19.9 years (range 18-90), and the average education was 10.0±5.0 years. Participants completed the Stroop Test. In the results, pearson correlation coefficient and coefficient of determination showed significant effect between Stroop test scores and MMSE, age, and education (r-squared>0.430; p’s<.001). Multinomial logistic regression yielded main effects for age and education groups on the Stroop scores (r-square Cox & Snell>.322, p’s<.001). Consequently, correction tables were created in order to adjust the raw scores based on age and education. The percentiles tables were calculated based on the distribution of adjusted scores. This study is the first to create Stroop test norms in the Latin-American population and include appropriate adjustments for age and education. These data represent a critical advancement in the assessment in Latin-American adults.
Hopkins Verbal Learning Test–Revised: Normative data for the Latin American adult population 1University of Deusto, Spain; 2Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía MVS, Mexico; 3Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico; 4Instituto de Previsión Social, Paraguay; 5Centro Internacional de Restauración Neurológica, Cuba; 6Centro de Investigaciones Psicológicas y Neuropsicológicas, Bolivia; 7Universidad Cesar Vallejo, Peru; 8Virginia Commonwealth University, USA; 9IKERBASQUE. Basque Foundation for Science, Spain; dfriverac@deusto.esdfriverac@deusto.es
The objective of the study was to generate the first and most comprehensive demographic-adjusted norms for the Hopkins verbal learning test–Revised (HVLT-R) in Latin-American adult population. The sample consisted of 4856 healthy adult participants from 10 countries in Latin-American representing the demographic distribution of the population. Inclusion criteria were to have a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of≥23, have a Patient Health Questionnaire–9 (depression) score of≤4, and have a Barthel Index of≥90. 2967 were women and 1889 were men, the average age was 53.8±19.9 years (range 18-90), and the average education was 10.0±5.0 years. Participants completed the HVLT-R. Pearson correlation coefficient and coefficient of determination showed significant effect between HVLT-R scores and MMSE, age, and education (r-squared -0.474 to 0.463; p’s<.001). Multinomial logistic regression yielded main effects for age and education groups on the HVLT-R scores (r-square Cox & Snell>.269, p’s<.001). Consequently, correction tables were created in order to adjust the raw scores based on age and education. The percentiles tables were calculated based on the distribution of adjusted scores. This study is the first to create HVLT-R norms in the Latin-American population and include appropriate adjustments for age and education. These data represent a critical advancement in the assessment in Latin-American adults.
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